The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-11-19
MINING SUMMARY.
Interesting News from Various Points
Notes from the WineA
PREPARING FOR WINTER.

at this late season of the year is q
boon to the prospectors and miners
still out in the hills. A few of the
more timid ones came in a month
ago. but the storm indications al
that time passed away, and the
finest weather ever known on Wood
River has prevailed. Every day OF
sunshine and clear sky will make
the coming winter season SO much
shorter, and while the advent of q
snow storm is probable at any time
now, it is just as possible that the
present weather may continue until
the holidays. Many of those who
have been engaged in mining in a
small way during the summer and
fall months are but just getting
their properties in good condition
so as to enjoy the fruits of their
labor. This is evident from the
receipt Of small lots of ores at
the sampling works. Several of
the prospectors bringing in ore
came from a distance and have
brought their small lots of ore in
for sale so as to procure funds for
the purchase of winter supplies and
hasten back to their claims where
they will remain until the opening
Of spring. In this way the local
stores have this season enjoyed far
more lucrative trade than hitherto.
In addition to the fitting out of the
prospectors and miners for the
winter with provisions and other
necessaries, the general trade has
been greatly augmented by the
placing of unusually large orders
tosupply the more important mines.
Among those who have thus been
supplied by the Ketchum stores
are the following mines: The Saw
tooth NJ. & M. Co., Mountain View
and Silver King at Sawtooth; the
Alturas Mining Co. and Gladiator
mine at Galena ; the Silver Star at
Smoky; the Ontario, North Star,
Erving and Sunday mines, on Boyle
mountain the Ophir, Yankee Blade
and Wellington mines, on Boulder
mountain the Buckskin mine, at
Stanley Basin; the Fisher mine, on
Salmon river; the North Star, Pride
of Idaho, Venus and other mines,
on East Fork. This does not COM
prise the entire list of those mines
where work will be carried on dur
ing the winter, it being impossible
to learn the names of all, as orders
were sometimes placed with the
stores on individual account. In
addition to these, numerous orders
we're filled for miners in Custer
county, the trade in mining sup
plies coming from that direction
being considerable, and the orders
sent of liberal proportions.
THE TAHOMA MINE.
Mr.. Charles Miller, superintend-
ent of the Tahoma Mining Compa-
ny's property, near Atlanta. was in
town on Tuesday, arriving from
New York City, on his way to At
lanta for the winter. The success
attending the working of the Taho-
ma ore has greatly elated the stock
holders, and arrangements are al
ready made to increase the capacity
of the mill. Twenty more stamps
will be put in and eight additional
Frue vanners set up. 1t is the in
tention to work the mill all winter,
making shipments to Ketchum as
long as the trail keeps open, and
then storing the concentrates until
next spring. Thirty men will be
employed during the winter months.
Superintendent Miller regards Ket-
chum as the natural outlet for the
Atlanta country, and a wagon road
running from Sawtooth to Atlanta
an urgent necessity. Should V. S.
Anderson succeed in making sale
of the property, for which negotia-
tons are now pending, the building
of this road will be imperative, as
Atlanta will be point of too great
importance to be only reached from
the interior by pack train.
TWO GOOD PROPERTIES.
Work at the Ophir and Yankee
Blade mines, on Boulder mountain,
is being vigorously prosecuted, every
advantage being taken of the fine
weather. At the former mine %
men are at work and a shipment OF
about forty tons will be made in a
few DAYS, while eighteen tons were
forwarded on Tuesdays train to
HALEY. At the Yankee Blade the
leasers are also doing well, and the
first six DAYS work resulted in a
shipment of six tons Of first-class
ore which was received at the samp-
ling works on Monday, and another
is expected in a few days. These
two properties are making an en-
viabie record, never failing to re-
turn a handsome dividend to the
owners, and continually increasing
in value. The ore being shipped
will average $500 a ton, while an
immense quantity of second-grade
remains on the dump and will be
";;oced.D For the amount of cap